Hennepin, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 707. Estimated population in July 2024: 704 (-0.4% change)
Males: 347 (49.1%), Females: 360 (50.9%)

Putnam County

Zip code: 61327

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.2 years
Median household income: $46,827
Median house value: $93,700

Population by Race

Races in Hennepin:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.9%)
  • Hispanic (3.8%)
  • Black (1.1%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (34.1%), Irish (16.3%), Italian (13.6%), English (13.3%), Polish (7.9%), Swedish (5.5%).

Elevation: 505 feet

Land area: 5.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Hennepin

  • High school or higher: 81.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hennepin village

  • Never married: 18.0%
  • Now married: 59.1%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 10.0%
  • Divorced: 12.6%

2.7% Foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 0.7% Asia, 0.4% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +38 (+5.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Hennepin:

  • ST MARGARETS HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; SPRING VALLEY, IL)
  • PERRY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; PRINCETON, IL)
  • ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; PERU, IL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hennepin:

  • WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 41 miles; STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; Abbreviation: SQI)
  • GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 49 miles; PEORIA, IL; Abbreviation: PIA)
  • CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 62 miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; Abbreviation: BMI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hennepin:

  • ILLINOIS VALLEY RGNL-WALTER A DUNCAN FIELD (about 14 miles; PERU, IL; Abbreviation: VYS)
  • HARTENBOWER HECTARES (about 15 miles; LOSTANT, IL; Abbreviation: 2V3)
  • MARSHALL COUNTY (about 17 miles; LACON, IL; Abbreviation: C75)

Amtrak station near Hennepin:

  • 13 miles: PRINCETON (107 BICENTENNIAL DR.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hennepin:

  • ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; OGLESBY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
  • BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,262)
  • ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 45 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,404)
  • KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 56 miles; MALTA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,289)
  • ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; NORMAL, IL; Full-time enrollment: 18,785)
  • HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; Normal, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,390)
  • ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)

Public primary/middle school in Hennepin:

  • PUTNAM CO ELEM SCH-HENNEPIN BLDG (Students: 220; Location: PO BOX 229; Grades: 01 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Hennepin:

  • PUTNAM COUNTY P.L.D. (Operating income: $218,513; Location: 214 N. FOURTH ST, BOX #199; 36,085 books; 781 audio materials; 862 video materials)